Fan Casting Mafia the City of Empire Bay

Mafia II takes place between two distinct time periods - the mid-1940s, and the early 1950s - within the fictional American city of Empire Bay; the game's main story also includes an unnamed town within Sicily during the earlier time period, while the DLCs take place during the latter time period. The city is situated on the United States' eastern coastline and divided by a river, and consists of several districts, including wealthy suburbs, slums and tenement blocks for the city's different immigrant races, including Irish, African-American, Chinese and Italian, and large-scale industrial complexes, with the city supported by a large port, a railroad station, a major prison outside its city limits, several parks, and a collection of shopping malls and supermarkets. The game's main story sees the city divided between a number of criminal outfits, including three mafia families - the Falcone family, Vinci family, and Clemente family - a Chinese Triad outfit, the Irish Mob, and several street gangs. The city's design, including the architectural styles, cultures, public transportation and landmarks, are influenced from real-life American cities, including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, from within the two respective time periods used in the game.